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Article Excerpt
When I was 13, and I got my first period, my mother told me that it was time to learn how to use a tampon. Of course, I was extremely anxious, though I tried not to show it. No sooner had she handed me the junior slim paper tube that I realized I had to ask, "Where do I put it?" Since I couldn't see her expression (as I had forced her to stand outside the door) I could only imagine the look on her face when she said with great surprise, "The hole that's lower down." Who knew? I was well aware of the fact that girls my age menstruated--I even knew (roughly) what menstruation was. Yet, here I stood, embarrassed and frustrated, struggling with the practicalities of my body.
No sooner had I mastered the tampon at 13 (and had even taught my best friend how to use one!) then, at 15, I realized that (gasp!) I didn't know where my clitoris was, had no idea how the Pill worked, and who knows, probably thought that...
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